HealthSmart: Sandwiched
Today, almost half of Americans in their fourties and fifties are sandwiched, or in other words, have a parent 65 or older and are either raising young kids or financially supporting a grown child. It can be a tough job but it’s one that more and more people are taking on.
Caregiving for an aging loved one can be stressful, emotional and physical. But caring for both an aging loved one and children only compounds that stress and the emotional and physical strain.
On HealthSmart: Sandwiched we’ll talk about why so many are involved in multigenerational care and what challenges they face. Plus, we’ll offer tips for taking care of the one person who often slips through the cracks – the caregiver.
Keira McGuire is a health reporter and multimedia producer for WITF. She hosts and produces Transforming Health television programs as well as other shows and documentaries for WITF’s Original Productions. McGuire produced the Emmy Award winning series HealthSmart for the last ten years. Keira previously worked at WBFF in Baltimore and WMDT in Salisbury as a reporter and anchor. She’s a graduate of Towson University.
